366 ORNAMENTAL GRASSES AXD SEDGES 



BAMBOOS AXD BAMBOO-LIKE GRASSES, ETC: 



Arundinaria suberecta. A small elegant bamboo, with delicate drooping foliage, 

 12 16 in. high; a favourite pot-plant. 



T Bambusa aurea. Japan. Stems yellow; light open foliage, very ornamental. 

 tB Madake. Japan. 10-15 ft. high, branches erect. 



SIAMESE BAMBOO. BrtlJlbllSd S 



T B. nigra. India. An interesting species, 25-30 ft. high, with the lower 



part of the stems purplish black. 

 B. Siamensis. Burma, Siam. 20 ft. high, leaves small, in dense graceful 



plumes. An exceedingly graceful bamboo. 

 B. vulgaris. "Una" S. Common yellow-, or golden-bamboo. Ceylon, Tropics 



generally. A very handsome species, 30-40 ft. high, with pale yellow 



stems, 3-4 in. in diam. Most useful for making pots, scaffolding, etc, 



Thrives best on river banks, up to 5,000 ft. in valleys. 



.S.=Sinhalese 



